Meat holder



May 15, 1928. 1,669,980

. D. GQRDON MEAT HOLDER Fild July 19, 1927 null-u ATTORNEY Which h Patented May 151 928.

' DOUGLAS s." GORDON, or NE micir'nrdrflnnw YoRK:

' MEAT nominal Application filed July 19,

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in meat holders, and the primary deviceof this kind which can be readily and easily manipulated so as to reliably hold the 'm'eat on the platter during carving thereof. A further object of theinvention is to provide a meatholder which is composed of -a minimum of parts and one wherein the 'entire: structure can be easily and quickly shifted as a unit to various positions about the platter as desired. a r I In the "drawings Figure -.-tion-ap pliedto a'platter, the latter being shown in fragment, and I 1 :"Figure 2 is an enlarged'section on line 2'-21of Fig.1. Y

In proceeding in"accordance with the present invention, a clip is employed which is-formed: of spring or resilient metal and as opposed jaws 2 and 3 adapted to grip opposite sides of the rim R of a meat platter. grill" with a head 3', tangular open formation so as to enable the rim of the platter to be received therein as shown in the drawings. The ends of the head have inwardly projecting stops 4 which latter seat against the periphery ofthe rim of the platter so as to firmly support the clip from the platter when the jaws 2 and 3 engage the latter, as depicted in the drawings. 'A spring or resilient socket 5 is se-- cured to the upper faceof the jaw 2 and receives a ball 6 therein. The ball 6 is movable in the socket 5 in all directions and has i a head 7 which is transversely slotted at 8.

The head is further formed with a tooth 9 which'latter extends into the slot 8 and is formed to engage in the space between the selected teeth 10 formed on the rear ends of the arm or shank 11 of the fork or gripper 12. In the present case there are two forks or grippers employed and each of the latter has a hooked end 13 which is sharpened so as to bite into the meat and thus obtain firm anchorage thereon. Preferably theforks or grippers. are bifurcated as indicated at 14 whereby it will be observed that each fork grips the meat at two points and thus obtains a more firm and effective anchorage thereon. In order to provide for easy and quick adjustment of the forks or grippers and to also assure of same being reliably object thereof is to provide a.

*1'isa top plan view of the inven-e The jaws 2 and 3 are formed inte-I the latter being of rec-r 1927. Serial no. 206,895.

held in adjusted positioni wedges 15 are em- I ployed which operate. in the slots 8 and which at their ends are provided with transverse pins .16, the pins serving as finger grips to enable the wedges to be easily and conveniently manipulated. i r

agar ere -In operation-, the clip is positionedon the plat-t er at the desired point, the Wedges being removed or; disposed. in inoperative position, whereuponmthe forks or gr1ppers12 are 'engag'edwith themeatand with opposite sidesofthe latter. It will be noted that i theforks or grippers 12 can be moved through: the slots 8,.'to, -.desired positions, whereupon the wedgesare slid inwardly so as tooausethe teethQtQengage with the teeth 10. j of p the respective grippers, which results in the grippers being. rigidlyzheld" in position- .It wi-ll be noted'i'that due to the ballancl. socket joint 56 the gripperscan' be moved: vertically as well as horizontally or. inbrief, otherwise giving a substantially universal movement, which enables the dev vice to be, easily and quickly engaged with thefmeat so asito effectively hold same in po.

sition on the platterl Having thus described my, invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- .ters Patent is h c 1. In a meat holder, a clip composed of a head of substantially rectangular and open formation for receiving the rim of a platter and having opposed integral spring jaws to. engage opposite'face's of the rim,'said head having inwardly extending stops on its ends to engage the periphery of theri m, a

pair of sockets secured to the upper jaw,'a

ball rmovable in each socket, a transversely slotted'h'ead on each ball having a tooth extending into the slot thereof, a meat gripper having aforked end andhaving a shank slidable in each slot and. having its teeth formed to engage the tooth of the socket head and a wedge in each slot having a transverse finger engagingpin at each end thereof for effecting holding the teeth of the .sooket heads inengagement with. the teeth of the grippers.

2; In a meat holder, a clip composedof a I head of substantially rectangular and open formation for receiving the rim of the platter and having opposed integral spring jaws to engage opposite faces of the rim, said head having inwardly extending stops on its ends to engage the periphery of the rim;

a pairof sockets securedto-the upper jaw, a

ball movable 'in each socket, atransverse'ly ing of the teeth of the socket heads with the teeth of the grippers.

3. In'a meat holder, a clip having opposed spring j awsfito engage opposite faces of the rim of amea't platter, a socket 011 the clip,

a ball movable in the socket and having a transversely slotted head provided with a ftooth extending intothe slot, a meat gripper having a toothed'sha nkslidable in theslot,

and a wedge'in the slot'to force and holdthe teeth of the shank into engagement with theto'oth of the head. 4. Ina meat holder, platter engaging means, a pair :of "meat engaging members having their'free ends terminating mop-- .posed hooked portions, and means to "plV- otally mount the opposite ends of the meat engaging members in spaced relation upon .the'plat-ter engaging means.

5. In a meat holder, platter engaging means, a pair of meat engaging members having their free ends terminating in yhooked portions, means tomount the oppo site endsof the *Ineat'enga'ging members in spaced relationuupon the platter engaging means, and means to afford lateral movement of the meat engaging means toward and-away from each other. I

6. In a meat holder, a clip, meat engaging means, means for ,pivotally and slidably mounting the meat engagingmeans upon 'the =clip, and a Wedge member, carried by said mounting to secure the meat engaging imoans-in its slid position.

7. In a meat holder, platter engaging means, a pair of meat engaging members having their free ends 'termmating 1n hooked portions,'means to mount the f'OppOE site ends of the meat engaging members "1n spaced relation upon the platter engaging means, means "to :afiord lateral movement 01 said members, 1 means to afford :l'on'gitu'dinal ad ustment Of SaJd' members, and means-can ried '-'by the mounting means 1 to secure the members in their longitudinally adjusted position.

8. In a meat holder,-:platter engaging means, meat engaging means, a balland soclket device carried by the :pla-tter engaging means, a transversely slotted rheadfori the ball of said device extending beyond the socket, to 'slidably receive the'meat engaging means in the slot *Whereby fto allow 0f univ'ersahan d sliding movements of the meat engaging means, and means to' hold;

the meat engaging means against sliding;

'Inftestimony whereof I have hereunto signedrmy name'to this speoifieation'.

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